EXPANSION OF THE URBAN SPACE OF PORTO NACIONAL (TO): AN ANALYSIS OF REAL ESTATE CAPITAL AND REAL ESTATE SPECULATION

Abstract

This article proposes a discussion on the expansion of urban space and socio-spatial segregation in the urban configuration of the city of Porto Nacional (TO). The text seeks to identify and analyze the expansion of the urban fabric in the period from the end of the twentieth century to the years 2016. It seeks to identify which are the main actors responsible for the current configuration of the space. The methodological procedures were based on a literature review and fieldwork and application of interviews to real estate owners. The object of study is treated from a qualitative-quantitative and exploratory approach, highlighting the subjects involved in the process of transformation of space. The search for primary and secondary data collection was carried out from the IBGE database and the Municipal Secretariat of Works and Planning of Porto Nacional through fieldwork. The research allowed to verify that the urban expansion of the city of Porto Nacional is the result of the incorporation of rural lands and the creation of new allotments.